The 5 hanks of Knit Picks bare Stroll fingering arrived! I tied each hank with a couple more ties. Our weather was beautiful, so I took the process outside.
Soaked 5 hanks of bare fingering in 8c water& 1c vinegar for 30 minutes.
Gathered jars, food color, gloves, table cloth, apron.
Boiled big pot of water....carefully carried that to the garden.
In jam jars: 1/4c vinegar & 3/4c water, added 10drops food color.
In quart jars: (I kept yarn wet with the soak) Placed 1/4hank into one jar, 3/4hank into the next. I was mindful of the color wheel as I added the color solutions: green, blue, purple, red, yellow.... brings you back to green.
Then topped off each jar with another cup of water.
Now, I let the yarn & dye enjoy the sun for an hour!
At an hour, I placed the red yarn into a bowl, added 10 drops more of red to the remaining solution, and placed the yellow yarn tail in there. I was feeling I had some errors in logic, but moved to the purple... final decision, 10 more drops of color to each jar and one hank of yarn in each jar. yellow&red, purple&blue, blue&green, green&yellow, so red&purple. I let the project enjoy the sun another hour.
After that hour, I removed each hank of yarn, added 10drops more food color and a splash of vinegar, and placed the yarn back into the jar. The yarn would enjoy an hour or more in the sun because it was time to take a walk.
An hour later, I squeezed out the excess water while I was outside. Then into the kitchen for 2mins. micro & 2mins. rest. I did this twice for each hank. I made a tally chart to keep track of the yarn going in and out. The yarn cooled while we ate dinner, then rinsed!
The yarn rinsed well, no bleeding. I added a drop of dish soap, and rinsed again. I rolled it in a few towels and placed it on a sweater rack (with a fan blowing) to dry.
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